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See also: log book
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]1670s, log + book, originally a record of a ship’s speed and progress, from a wooden float (chip log, or simply log) used to measure speed.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]logbook (plural logbooks)
- (nautical) A book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage.
- (by extension) A book in which events are recorded; a journal, especially of travel.
- 2019, Malcolm Gladwell, Talking to Strangers:
- "If you're accused of profiling or pretextual stops, you can bring your daily logbook to court and document that pulling over motorists for 'stickler' reasons is part of your customary pattern," Remsberg writes, "not a glaring exception conveniently dusted off in the defendant's case."
- (UK) A record of the ownership, and licensing of a motor car
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
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travel journal
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record of the ownership of a motor car
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References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “logbook”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.